Best Of The Oakland Athletics: Top 10 Seasons In Right Field
By Phil Watson
5. Reggie Jackson, 1971
| Year ▾ | Age | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | OPS+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 25 | 150 | 642 | 87 | 157 | 29 | 3 | 32 | 80 | 16 | 10 | 63 | 161 | .277 | .352 | .508 | .860 | 144 |
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Generated 2/24/2014.
Jackson helped power the A’s to their first postseason bid since 1931, earning his second All-Star Game nod and then doing something with it, hitting one of the most memorable home runs in All-Star Game history off Dock Ellis of the Pirates. He did lead the American League with 161 strikeouts.
He was second in the league with a 21.3 Power-Speed number, third with 103 Runs Created, sixth with a 5.3 Offensive WAR, seventh with a 6.5 WAR (third among position players) and ninth with a 144 OPS-plus. He also led AL right fielders with 12 Total Zone Runs, a 2.15 Range Factor per nine innings and 2.07 Range Factor per game.
Jackson was second in the AL with 288 total bases, 32 homers and 64 extra base hits; fourth with 17.7 at-bats per home run; fifth with a .508 slugging percentage, 87 runs and 29 doubles; eighth with an .860 OPS; and 10th with 157 hits and 16 stolen bases. He led AL right fielders with 285 putouts, 15 assists and three double plays.
He also led AL right fielders with 32 homers, 87 runs, three triples and 16 stolen bases; was second with 80 RBI, 29 doubles and a .508 slugging percentage; and third with a .277 batting average, .352 on-base percentage and .860 OPS.
Jackson was 4-for-12 with two runs, a double, two home runs and two RBI as the A’s were swept by Baltimore in the ALCS.